Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 8am – 6pm, 51 weeks of the year
Bramblings, Parkgate Day Nursery and Pre school
Ofsted: Good
(May 2025)
Number of places
44 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
About this early years setting
Bramblings Day Nursery, a family-run establishment, provides comprehensive full-day care for children aged 0-5 years. Located in Parkgate, Neston, the nursery operates Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm, for 51 weeks of the year, offering a reliable and consistent childcare solution for families.
They pride themselves on supporting various early years funding options and also accept Tax-Free Childcare, aiming to make quality early education accessible to a wider community. The nursery encourages direct contact via phone or email for all enquiries, ensuring a personal approach to addressing parental questions and needs.
Their focus on the early years aligns with providing a nurturing and stimulating environment for young children during their foundational developmental stages.
What it's like
Children show that they feel safe and happy in the friendly nursery. Staff understand how children learn. The activities help children of all ages to learn to coordinate their movements and acquire new vocabulary. Staff share practical information with parents to continue children's learning at home, promoting independence and good behaviour.
Family-run
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Key facts
Age range
0-5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Bramblings, Parkgate Day Nursery and Pre school
Last inspected 30 May 2025
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children show that they feel safe and happy in the friendly nursery. Staff understand how children learn. The activities help children of all ages to learn to coordinate their movements and acquire new vocabulary. Staff share practical information with parents to continue children's learning at home, promoting independence and good behaviour.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders and managers work well as a team, building on staff's professional strengths.
- The promotion of children's early literacy is a strength, with staff regularly reading and involving children in storytelling.
- Staff create meaningful opportunities for children to count and use numbers.
- Children's physical development is promoted effectively through unrestricted movements and learning to use cutlery.
- Staff establish and teach consistent routines, promoting children's self-control and independence and fostering a purposeful atmosphere.
Areas to develop
- 1pay even closer attention to the detail of staff's interactions with children, so that targets for staff's development show precisely what they need to do to improve the quality of their dialogue
- 2sequence the teaching of numbers and counting more effectively, so that children acquire a really secure grasp of the number concepts that they need for their future learning.
Inspection #10397715 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
Children's physical development is promoted effectively. Babies launch themselves into unrestricted, whole-body movements on the soft-play blocks. Staff sensitively teach toddlers to hold and use cutlery at meal times. This promotes children's small- muscle development and they gain important self-help skills.
Google Reviews of Bramblings, Parkgate Day Nursery and Pre school
5.0
(1 Google review)
Gina Risby
10 years ago
Lovely home-like atmosphere for the kids and staff were nice friendly and welcoming.
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Inspection history
Date: November 2011
- May 2025Good
- September 2019Good
- November 2015Good
- November 2011Good
Frequently asked about Bramblings, Parkgate Day Nursery and Pre school
About the setting
Bramblings, Parkgate Day Nursery and Pre school registered in 2011. The nursery employs 13 members of childcare staff, with various qualification levels. It opens from Monday to Friday, all year round except for bank holidays and Christmas week, from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education.
- URN
- EY429288
- Registered person
- Jill And Alan Anderton Partnership
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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